This three or four prong falls depending on water flow can be viewed from above on a log footbridge. Take the 6 mile round trip lover s lane loop from the trailhead behind the sol duc hot springs resort or drive to a trailhead down the road from the resort for a 8 mile easy hike to the falls. This signature waterfall of olympic national park is on the upper sol duc river.
Olympic hot springs is a favorite for its peaceful and private setting usually unoccupied because of the 2 5 mile hike to get. This remote hot springs sits in olympic national park at the end of the boulder creek trail and it may be the most beautiful springs in the pacific northwest. Olympic hot springs port angeles photo by ken reppart.
Our sol duc cabin rentals are surrounded by towering evergreens along the sol duc river in a picturesque valley. Spending the night in a rustic charming sol duc hot springs resort cabin is the ideal way to experience sol duc s serenity and the supremely relaxing hot springs on the olympic peninsula in northwest washington. Stayed 2 nights at the campground and loved the hot springs.
Then about 2 4 miles to the olympic hot springs and or boulder creek campground. Short bypass at the start where the road has washed out and then on the road for most of the hike to the original trailhead. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from may until october.
Olympic hot springs trail is a 21 2 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near port angeles washington that features hot springs and is rated as moderate. The resort was constructed in 1912. The sol duc hot springs have been a recreational and medicinal hot spot for over 100 years.
Whether visitors want a refined resort style soak or an isolated natural one both options are in the northern region of the park. The olympic hot springs is a natural group of hot spring pools near boulder creek. Olympic hot springs olympic hot springs are natural unmaintained hot water seeps located approximately 2 5 miles from the boulder creek trailhead in the elwha valley.
Hot springs olympic peninsula map. These hot springs are a popular destination for visitors from all over the world but there are a number of interesting stops along the way. Consider the 0 1 mile trail to the beautiful madison creek falls a picnic stop along the elwha river and an incredible look at the site of the former dam at glines canyon the road to the trailhead is mostly paved with some rough and narrow sections but. Hot springs disappointment my wife and i took a trip to olympic peninsula and we intended to make a trip to the hot springs. Unfortunately for us the road leading out to the hot springs was closed and would have added quite a few miles to our hike had we gone to the hot springs.
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A photograph of the olympic hot springs resort in 1926. See reviews and photos of hot springs geysers in olympic national park washington on tripadvisor. Top olympic national park hot springs geysers.
Unfortunately for us the road leading out to the hot springs was closed and would have added quite a few miles to our hike had we gone to the hot springs. Hot springs disappointment my wife and i took a trip to olympic peninsula and we intended to make a trip to the hot springs. Consider the 0 1 mile trail to the beautiful madison creek falls a picnic stop along the elwha river and an incredible look at the site of the former dam at glines canyon the road to the trailhead is mostly paved with some rough and narrow sections but.
These hot springs are a popular destination for visitors from all over the world but there are a number of interesting stops along the way.